Business Analyst/Project Manager, HR System (Banking, 1-year renewable contract)

Evolution Recruitment Solutions Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Evolution Recruitment Solutions Pte Ltd in Singapore seeks an experienced Business Analyst to drive HR transformation and HRIS initiatives, including Workday implementations and data migrations.

You will translate business needs into functional HR technology solutions, work with vendors and stakeholders, and manage SIT/UAT, governance, and change activities to ensure successful deployment in a banking environment.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of business analysis and project delivery in banking/financial services.
• Experience in HR transformation and HRIS/workday initiatives.
• Strong requirements elicitation and process mapping capabilities.
• Experience translating business requirements into functional solutions and collaborating with vendors and system integrators.
• Management of SIT/UAT testing, defects tracking, and validation against requirements.
• Knowledge of data privacy, IT governance, and regulatory considerations in banking.

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted advisor translating business needs into technology solutions for HR transformation and HRIS initiatives.
• Elicit, analyse, and document business requirements, functional specs, user stories, and acceptance criteria for HR tech.
• Analyse HR processes, identify gaps, and recommend scalable, user-friendly improvements.
• Collaborate with HR, Technology, Operations and external vendors to define requirements.
• Support Workday/HRIS implementation, data migration, testing, and optimisation.
• Evaluate solutions against requirements for feasibility, cost, and risk.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder discussions to align expectations and resolve gaps.
• Coordinate SIT/UAT, defect tracking, and validation of delivered solutions.
• Manage requirements traceability and changes affecting processes and systems.
• Ensure HR solutions comply with data privacy, IT governance, and banking policies.

Skills

HR transformation

Requirements elicitation

Workday

SIT/UAT

Stakeholder management

Project governance

Data privacy

Banking policies

Vendor management

Change management

Process mapping

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/HR/IT/Engineering/Finance

Tools

Workday

Job description

Dear Applicant,

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available at this time.

Key Responsibilities

Business Analysis (60-70%)

• Act as a trusted advisor to HR and business stakeholders, translating business needs into technology solutions that support HR transformation and operational improvement initiatives.
• Elicit, analyse, and document business requirements, functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria for HR technology and HRIS initiatives.
• Analyse existing HR processes, identify gaps and improvement opportunities, and recommend solutions to enhance operational efficiency, scalability, and user experience.
• Work closely with HR, Technology, Operations, and external vendors to assess business needs and translate them into functional and technical requirements.
• Support Workday / HRIS implementation, enhancements, system integration, data migration, testing, and optimisation initiatives.
• Evaluate proposed solutions against business requirements, assessing functionality, feasibility, scalability, maintainability, cost, operational impact, and technology risks.
• Facilitate workshops, requirement walkthroughs, and stakeholder discussions to align business expectations and resolve requirement gaps or conflicts.
• Coordinate and support system testing, including SIT, UAT, defect tracking, and validation of delivered solutions against agreed business requirements.
• Manage requirements traceability and support change requests by assessing their impact on business processes, system functionality, and project deliverables.
• Ensure HR solutions comply with relevant data privacy requirements, IT governance standards, and applicable banking policies.

Project Management (30-40%)

• Support end-to-end delivery of HR technology and transformation projects, ensuring alignment with agreed scope, timelines, budget, quality, and business objectives.
• Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, dependencies, resource plans, and implementation schedules across HR, Technology, Operations, and vendors.
• Coordinate project activities across business and technical teams, tracking deliverables and driving timely resolution of issues and dependencies.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, scope changes, and escalations, ensuring appropriate mitigation and stakeholder alignment.
• Facilitate project governance activities, including working group meetings, steering committee sessions, project status reviews, and investment approval processes.
• Monitor and report project progress, key milestones, risks, issues, and action items to senior HR stakeholders, business leaders, and governance committees.
• Coordinate implementation and change management activities to support smooth deployment, stakeholder readiness, and adoption of new or enhanced HR systems.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Information Technology, Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in business analysis and project delivery within banking, financial services, and/or consulting environments.
• Proven experience in HR transformation, HR technology, HRIS, or Workday-related initiatives, preferably within a banking or financial-services environment.
• Strong business analysis capabilities, including requirements elicitation, process mapping, gap analysis, functional specification, solution assessment, and stakeholder management.
• Good understanding of HR processes and enterprise HR systems, with exposure to implementation, enhancement, integration, migration, testing, or system optimisation.
• Experience translating business requirements into functional solutions and working closely with technical teams, vendors, and system integrators.
• Demonstrated ability to manage SIT/UAT activities, validate system functionality, track defects, and ensure solutions meet business requirements.
• Solid project management experience covering project planning, scope and timeline management, risk and issue tracking, stakeholder coordination, and governance reporting.
• Proven experience delivering business and technology transformation initiatives in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Familiarity with banking policies, IT governance, data privacy, and relevant regulatory requirements. Exposure to CRS, FATCA, PDPA, or related compliance areas would be an advantage.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, negotiation, and influencing skills, with the ability to engage both senior business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Ability to work independently, manage ambiguity, bridge business and technology teams, and drive initiatives from requirements definition through implementation.